The Geospatial Analysis Center, its staff and its services contribute to the UMD Campus as an educational resource, and as a research facility for cartographic and geographic information system (GIS) needs. GAC hires several students each year to participate in a wide variety of campus research and community projects. GAC has a long history of obtaining sponsored research and contract work in the form of external contracts, internal services, and sponsored research. The technical services provided by GAC staff include: spatial analysis, statistical analyses, data editing, and database management in GIS research. GAC's role in the research process also includes project design, identification of system and data needs, data acquisition, budget estimates, and oversight of projects.

News and Announcements

April 4, 2013 -

HAPPY SPRING!

Don't forget to check out the job board periodically if you are still looking for a summer job - or see Stacey if you want to get on an email list for opportunities. There are many positions out there!

Check out the new GIS major.

GISL has a new name - We are now the "Geospatial Analysis Center". This name better reflects our activities across UMD campus and with external entities.

UMN has a GIS help desk - that is available to us: uspatial@umn.edu, (612) 624-7591. If you would like to follow U-Spatial activities directly, please see: http://uspatial.umn.edu/

Check Out Facebook's NFL Fan Loyalty Map courtesy of fascinating new metrics on football fan allegiances put out by Facebook's Data Science team this week

American Vice: Mapping the Seven Deadly Sins We’re gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust).

GIS program options

Geographic Information Science Major

Geographic Information Science Minor

Geographic Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Program